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Okta is The World’s Identity Company. We free everyone to safely use any technology, anywhere, on any device or app. Our flexible and neutral products, Okta Platform and Auth0 Platform, provide secure access, authentication, and automation, placing identity at the core of business security and growth.
At Okta, we celebrate a variety of perspectives and experiences. We are not looking for someone who checks every single box - we’re looking for lifelong learners and people who can make us better with their unique experiences.
Join our team! We’re building a world where Identity belongs to you.
We seek a dynamic manager to lead our I team. You will lead a new team of Product Security Engineers in Bengaluru, responsible for conducting security reviews, threat modeling, and penetration testing across Okta’s products. You will oversee security projects, ensuring security best practices are integrated into the product development lifecycle.
Within the Product Security team, our Security Reviews team delivers robust security assurance for Okta's products. We conduct comprehensive reviews that encompass design, architecture, code, and penetration testing for both new and existing features. Collaborating seamlessly with other Product Security teams, we establish a unified methodology that fosters consistency when engaging with Okta's engineering teams.
A successful candidate will possess a strong technical background in product security, demonstrate a proven ability to lead security teams, and be able to drive cross-functional security initiatives.
What You Will Do- Manage and mentor a team of Product Security Engineers, supporting their career growth and professional development.
- Own and oversee security programs and projects, defining goals, refining processes, and ensuring effective execution.
- Provide technical leadership in security reviews, offering guidance on threat modeling, code audits, penetration testing, and vulnerability assessments.
- Collaborate closely with Engineering, Product, and Design teams to understand security needs and integrate best practices.
- Track and report key performance indicators (KPIs) to ensure visibility into the effectiveness of the security program.
- Develop and communicate vulnerability mitigation strategies to help teams prioritize and remediate security risks.
- Promote security awareness and best practices through mentorship, training, and security presentations.
- Represent Okta externally, engaging in security conferences, research, and industry discussions.
- Overall 2-3+ years of leadership experience in product security, including people management or team leadership.
- Strong technical expertise in application security, including secure code reviews, penetration testing, and vulnerability assessment methodologies.
- Experience leading security reviews for web applications, cloud services, and distributed systems.
- Knowledge of modern authentication and authorization protocols, such as OIDC, SAML, and OAuth.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to articulate security risks and remediation strategies to engineers and leadership.
- Ability to influence security initiatives across multiple teams, balancing security goals with business objectives.
- Experience with cloud security, DevSecOps, and automation in security testing.
- Familiarity with SAST, DAST, SCA, and security tooling to improve security operations.
- Experience leading cross-functional security initiatives, such as security training, vulnerability management, or incident response programs.
- Strong strategic thinking and ability to identify areas for security improvement at scale.
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What you can look forward to as a Full-Time Okta employee!
- Amazing Benefits
- Making Social Impact
- Developing Talent and Fostering Connection + Community at Okta
Okta cultivates a dynamic work environment, providing the best tools, technology and benefits to empower our employees to work productively in a setting that best and uniquely suits their needs. Each organization is unique in the degree of flexibility and mobility in which they work so that all employees are enabled to be their most creative and successful versions of themselves, regardless of where they live. Find your place at Okta today! https://www.okta.com/company/careers/.
Some roles may require travel to one of our office locations for in-person onboarding.
Okta is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, marital status, age, physical or mental disability, or status as a protected veteran. We also consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and convictions records, consistent with applicable laws.
If reasonable accommodation is needed to complete any part of the job application, interview process, or onboarding please use this Form to request an accommodation.
Okta is committed to complying with applicable data privacy and security laws and regulations. For more information, please see our Personnel and Job Candidate Privacy Notice at https://www.okta.com/legal/personnel-policy/.
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Okta is the leading independent identity provider. The Okta Identity Cloud enables organizations to securely connect the right people to the right technologies at the right time. With more than 7,000 pre-built integrations to applications and infrastructure providers, Okta provides simple and secure access to people and organizations everywhere, giving them the confidence to reach their full potential. More than 10,000 organizations, including JetBlue, Nordstrom, Siemens, Slack, T-Mobile, Takeda, Teach for America, and Twilio, trust Okta to help protect the identities of their workforces and customers.
